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September 23rd, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 23 (IANS) The World Bank Wednesday announced a bounty of $130 million for Nepal's classrooms meant to pay teachers' salaries and boost education for children and women.
The funding is ...
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September 14th, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by sampurn
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Welcoming Vatican's "Id al-Fitr" message calling for interfaith efforts in overcoming poverty, Hindus have urged all religions to come together on this issue and make poverty eradication a moral priority.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman ...
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September 7th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Sep 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US should channelise its financial assistance to Pakistan through the government's existing mechanism, since third-party disbursement through non-governmental ...
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September 3rd, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Some students of a government-run primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district were made to mop floors and clean the toilet as punishment by a teacher, officials said ...
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August 30th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
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By Lars Nicolaysen
Tookamachi (Japan), Aug 30 (DPA) Yoshiaki Fukuzaki glanced across a dozen rice terraces clinging to a steep slope, a serious expression on his face.
"It is getting increasingly difficult to ...
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August 6th, 2009 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Aug 6 (IANS) The association of village heads of Uttar Pradesh has threatened to stop the distribution of midday meals in primary schools because they can no longer pay for the ...
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July 30th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, July 30 (IANS) After years of neglect, the 391 schools that were set up in Bihar to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream that one day all Indian children will have access to ...
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July 7th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Abu Dhabi, July 7 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based charity Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation would fund various humanitarian projects to help children in Afghanistan, WAM news ...
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July 7th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Most child rights organizations say the union budget has been disappointing as demands for better fund allocation for primary education and health care have not been ...
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June 17th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
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By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, June 17 (ANI): Located on the outskirts of Guwahati, Parijit academy in Pamohi village of Assam is a dream school for the poor.
The school has come up ...
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May 11th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by sampurn
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Manoj Bajpai (born on 23 April, 1969) is a Hindi film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles.
He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role on Ram Gopal ...
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May 11th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, May 11 (ANI): Many Pakistanis still do not see the Taliban as a threat and are not eager for a confrontation, as the militant outfit has become a term for ...
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May 5th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
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By Soudhriti Bhabani
Jangipur (West Bengal), May 5 (IANS) Up against a relative political lightweight, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is banking on his popularity and development work to retain the Jangipur Lok ...
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April 8th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
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London, April 8 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education.
Suri will turn three April ...
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March 31st, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Water-borne diseases claim more lives than any war, the head of an NGO credited with improving the sanitation system across India said Tuesday.
"At any given time, ...
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March 30th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Voicing his support for the pending women's reservation bill, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Somanath Chatterjee Monday said all political parties in India should nominate women candidates to increase ...
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March 25th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) With Mahatma Gandhi as her inspiration, Italian fashion honcho Anna Zegna Wednesday held the audience at the International Herald Tribune Sustainable Luxury Summit spellbound as she detailed ...
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March 6th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Authorities of three government schools in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district will face action for making students prepare lunch under the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme, an official said Friday.
"We ...
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February 4th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) After depriving more than 40,000 schoolgirls of their right to basic education, the Taliban, who control the Swat Valley in Pakistan's restive northwest, have now turned their guns ...
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January 23rd, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) The Bihar government plans to develop the state's Champaran district, where Mahatma Gandhi launched his satyagraha movement against the British rule 92 years ago, as a 'Gandhi Circuit' ...
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January 22nd, 2009 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Around 32 million children in India in the 0-6 year age group do not have access to basic education and healthcare services, says a report called "Status ...
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January 10th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) Teachers and principals of over 100 government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district will face action for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme, an official said ...
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November 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) As many as 70 teachers of different government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will face action for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme sponsored by the central ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) A school principal in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for tying a five-year-old student with ropes and dragging him for nearly 50 metres for not attending school regularly, ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) A five-year-old child was tied with ropes and dragged for nearly 50 metres by authorities in Uttar Pradesh for not attending school regularly, an official said Thursday."We have ...
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September 28th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Lima, Sep 28 (IANS) Two people were killed when a light aircraft on an instruction flight crashed into the garden of a school in Lima, EFE news agency reported Sunday, citing Peruvian ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) An inquiry has been initiated against principals of 17 government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Ravidas Nagar district for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme run ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has found another way to attract more girls to government-run schools - by distributing school bags free of cost.The government has earmarked Rs.130 million for the ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday implicitly criticised the Left and the country's trade unions for failing to adequately address social injustices such as severe deprivation, child ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
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By Kamna Mathur
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), July 27 (ANI): Showcasing a unique example of philanthrophy, a eunuch, who in Uttar Pradesh is running a Madrassa (Islamic school) to impart education to poor ...
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